Govs can't match Racers' offense in loss

Murray State's outside shooting too much for APSU

11:56 AM,
Feb. 1, 2014

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Austin Peay rebounded from a slow start to find the effort it needed to compete with the Ohio Valley Conference's top team.

But rival Murray State's relentless offense and superior outside shooting proved too much as the Govs once again faded down the stretch in a 96-88 loss. A 3-pointer by T.J. Sapp with 1:12 left sealed a game that saw APSU rally back from a deficit that was as big as 17 points in the first half.

Austin Peay's lack of outside shooting hampered the offense in the first half, when the Govs missed all four of their 3-point attempts and went on two field goal droughts of more than four ...